More...

The end of the 'bonkbuster'? Jilly Cooper, 74, 'too old to write sex scenes'

‘I have changed my view, because before I knew Douglas I was very anti any kind of surgery,’ she said.

‘But when I see the effect it has on people, especially those who have severe abnormalities, their lives are completely changed.

‘People come from all over the world and have all sorts of reasons for having plastic surgery. In that sense, it is a wonderful thing.

‘I feel that if you have bags under your eyes and it makes you feel better, then I cannot see any reason not to go ahead with it,’ added Miss Carter, who was married to Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman for 20 years.

‘I would most definitely consider it in future. I’m never going to be a plastic surgery nut, but if I needed to have something done, then yes, I would do it,’ said the model, who now works as a life coach.